Friday, Feb. 20 at 7:30 p.m. — WOODSTOCK — There are many things one might expect to find in an 1800’s farmhouse in Vermont. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars is not one of them. The members of Africa’s most inspirational band took […]
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Country artist Frankie Ballard performs at Pickle Barrel
Sunday, Feb. 22 at 8 p.m. — KILLINGTON — Country music artist Frankie Ballard will appear in concert on Sunday, Feb. 22 at the Pickle Barrel Nightclub in Killington. The show is open to anyone 18 years of age and older; those […]
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Page’s Penguins plunge into icy lake waters
By Robin Alberti and Polly Lynn The Rutland Intermediate and Middle School staff entered the Cool School’s Penguin Plunge to honor their friend Keith Page and to support a cause that was near and dear to his heart: the Special […]
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Après adventures and activities abound in our area
Photo by Robin Alberti Kids prepare for a guided snowmobile tour driving their own small sleds at Vermont Snowmobile Tours in Killington. Child size snowmobiles are available at Killington and Okemo. By Karen Lorentz It’s called après-ski—the activities enjoyed after […]
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Top international freestyle skiers train on Killington’s new mogul course
KILLINGTON — Killington Mountain School’s training venue on Highline has been living up to its “world class” billing welcoming the U.S., Japan and Russian Freestyle World Cup teams for training over the past two weekends. Flips, twists, speed and big […]
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EPA representatives visit Killington Resort, highlight best industry practices for Green Sports Initiatives
KILLINGTON – On Friday, Jan. 30, Curt Spalding, regional administrator of EPA’s New England office and other EPA representatives, toured Killington Resort to see some of the best practices in the ski industry at work. Congressional representatives from Leahy’s, Sanders’ […]
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Drones to aid ski area operations?
One of many topics discussed at NSAA Winter Conference By Karen D. Lorentz Ski areas need to have a drone policy and offer a culture of friendliness and helpfulness to ensure their futures. These were just two of the important takeaways […]
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Shumlin has tough words for schools, public safety leaders
By Cristina Kumka RUTLAND – Attendees of a legislative luncheon held at the Southside Steakhouse in Rutland Monday Jan. 26 were met with harsh words from Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin on how publicly-funded education and police dispatch should be reformed. […]
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Russian World Cup freestyle skiers train on new Highline course
By Polly Lynn KILLINGTON — Glenn Eddy, freestyle program director at Killington Mountain School, has known the head mogul coach for the World Cup Russian ski team, Stephen Fearing, for 20-something years so he was glad to welcome the team to […]
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PhatCat Challenge kicks off NSAA event, seeks “Top Op” grooming operator
Killington hosts 2015 Eastern Winter Conference and Tradeshow, Jan. 20-21. View the video Here KILLINGTON — The National Ski Areas Association is the trade association for ski area owners and operators. It represents 325 alpine resorts that account for more […]